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1 dread
[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) ótti2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) óttast- dreadful- dreadfulness
- dreadfully -
2 excitement
noun His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel.) æsingur, spenningur -
3 in readiness
(ready: I want everything in readiness for his arrival.) tilbúið -
4 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) á2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) í, á, upp í3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) á, við, (strax) eftir4) (about: a book on the theatre.) um5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) í, á6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) á7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) í, á8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) í, við, hjá, með9) (towards: They marched on the town.) á, í átt að, gegn10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) við11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) á, með12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) á13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) eftir, þegar, samkvæmt14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) eftir2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) setja upp/á2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) áfram3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) á, í gangi, kveiktur4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) til sÿningar5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) um borð, upp í3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) í gangi2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) standa til, vera á döfinni•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto -
5 pin down
(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) knÿja fram ákveðið svar -
6 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) ritsími2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) ritsími2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) senda um ritsíma2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) senda símskeyti•- telegraphy
- telegraphic
- telegraph pole -
7 coincide
1) (to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time: Her arrival coincided with his departure.) falla saman2) (to agree: This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide.) samsvara•- coincidental -
8 inconvenience
noun ((something which causes) trouble or difficulty: He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.) óþægindi -
9 observe
[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) taka eftir2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) veita athygli3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) fylgja, hlÿða4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) segja, verða að orði•- observant
- observation
- observatory
- observer -
10 overjoyed
[əuvə'‹oid](full of joy; very glad: She was overjoyed to hear of his safe arrival.) yfir sig ánægður -
11 silence
1. noun1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) þögn, hljóð2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) þögn2. verb(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) þagga niður í3. interjection(be silent!) þögn!- silencer- silent
- silently
- in silence -
12 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) klukkan2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tíminn3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) stund, tímapunktur4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tími5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) (rétt) augnablik, tækifæri6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) sinnum7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tími, tímabil, stund(ir)8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) hraði, tempó2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) taka tímann á2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) tímasetja•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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